I had a thought yesterday.
Is my generation one of the first to actually have a realistic hope of eternal (or massively extended life)?
The previous generations could only believe in an afterlife or a miracle of science (or alchemy) to extend their lives. There was no real tangible progress being made towards longer lives, except for some progress in medicine, which only extended life to a short degree.
We on the other hand have good reason to believe that breakthroughs will soon (at least before we die) come that will extend our lives much beyond our natural span. I'm talking about:
1) cloning to give us new organs or bodies,
2) genetic therapy to stop aging,
3) chemical or genetic rejuvenation,
4) nanotechnology to keep our bodies going,
5) uploading our minds into computers.
Think about it... given today's technology are the above ideas so farfetched? I have about 50 years for a way to avoid death to be found. That's a long time.
Is my generation one of the first to actually have a realistic hope of eternal (or massively extended life)?
The previous generations could only believe in an afterlife or a miracle of science (or alchemy) to extend their lives. There was no real tangible progress being made towards longer lives, except for some progress in medicine, which only extended life to a short degree.
We on the other hand have good reason to believe that breakthroughs will soon (at least before we die) come that will extend our lives much beyond our natural span. I'm talking about:
1) cloning to give us new organs or bodies,
2) genetic therapy to stop aging,
3) chemical or genetic rejuvenation,
4) nanotechnology to keep our bodies going,
5) uploading our minds into computers.
Think about it... given today's technology are the above ideas so farfetched? I have about 50 years for a way to avoid death to be found. That's a long time.